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Aug. 14, 1923. 1,464,747

' A. F, CASE STORAGE AND RECLAIMING PLANT Filed Dec. 22, 1919 2 sheets-sheet 1 Aug. 14, 1923. l 1,464,747

. A. E CASE STORAGE ND RECLAIMING PLANT Filed Dec. 22 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ziff/tf YM Patented Aug. 14, 1923.

Unirse STATES PATENT' OFFICE.

ARTHUR F. CASE. OF CLEVELAND, OHIO. ASSIGNOR TO THE WEI'LMANSEAVER- MORGAN COLYIPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

STORAGE AND RECLAIIVIING PLANT.

Application led December 22, 1919. Serial No. 346,573.

To (all 'zc/7mm. t 121mg/ conce/rn.:

Be it known that I, An'rUUi: F. Cixsic, citizen ot the United States` residing` at lleveland, in the county ot Cuyahoga and State ot' Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Storage and Re claiming Plants, ot' `which the following is a full. clear, and exact description. n

This inventien relates to a storage and 'eclaiming plant ior coal and the like, ot the type having a traveling bridge adapted to more over the storage space, and provided with a trolley with a bucket or equivalent device `for depositing the material in the storage yard. or tor reclaiming it.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a plant ot this type. so constructed that twice the storage capacity is provided 'tor a given length et' bridge than with simi ar plants used heretofore*assuming equal length oit storage area.

Further the invention aims to provide a plant ot this character. which tor a given storage area permits the use of a much shorter and lighter bridge than heretofore required, thereby effecting a saving in initial cost ot the bridge andthe cost ot' runways and runway foundations, as well as operating mechanism. all of which result in a reduction in the cost per ton tor handling the material stored and reclaimed.

In brief, it is the aim ot the invention, therefore, to provide a storage and reclaiming plant having` large capacity and economical in cost of construction and in operation.

The above and other objects are attained by my invention which contemplates two storz'ige areas. side by side, and a bridge ot a length such as to span one ot the storage areas, but capable ot' being moved about so as to span and travel lengthwise over both storageV spaces or areas.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, the storage areas are on both sides of a central space constitutingT the runway for one end ot' the bridge, and runways for cars which bring for storage, or carry away from storage, the coal or the like being handled, one end of the bridge being preterably supported on a gantry trame on the central runway, while the opposite end of the bridge is preferably supported by a shear leg adapted to travel over either o'l':

two parallel portions ot an outer track or runway paralleling the outer boundaries o'l the two storage spaces and connected by a semi-circular track at one or each end oit the plant.. Different instrumentalities may be provided 'torturning the bridge trom one storage area to the other, but I pre'ter to accomplish this by supporting` the inner end ot' the bridge on wheels or rollers on a circular track on the gantry, whose axis is concentric with the semi-circular portion ot the outer runway when the gantry is at one end of its travel.

The above and other novel features constitute my invention which may be here briefly summarized as consisting in certain novel combinations and arrangements ot parts which will be described in the specilication and set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying' sheets ot drawings, Fig. l is a vertical, sectional view through the storage plant, showing the bridge in elevation; Fig. 2 is a plan view ot the same on a reduced scale; Fig. 3 is an end View ot the bridge looking toward its inner end, or toward the central supporting gantry; Fig. is an end view looking toward the shear leg at 'the outer end of the bridge; 5 is a plan View otl the top of the gantry showing the circular track on which the tower at the inner end ot the bridge turns; and Fig.

6 is a perspective View. part being broken away, showing the bridge and the various tracks or runways, and showing the bridge in two ditl'erent positions to illustrate the manner in which the bri dge can be caused to span either storage space.

Referring now to the drawings, 10. l0. represent two duplicate storage areas or spaces on which material, 1l. berenat'ter referred to as coal, may be stored. and 'from which it may be reclaimed. Between the storage areas 10, '10, there is a central runway space or 'foundation l2. Centrally located on 1Q, and extending lengthwise thereot', are two spaced tracks 13, constituting a runway for the inner end ot the bridge or support therefor, to be explained, and on opposite sides o't` the runway 18. are two tracks 14, for cars-15, which may be hopper bottom cars designed to deliver the coal for storage or to convey it away when it is being reclaimed. The cars 15 may dump the coal lnto pockets or continuous pits 1G along the inner boundaries ot the storagh or on the outer sides of the c.. space l2.

Along the outer boundaries oiI the storage areas l0, 10, are parallel portions l? oit a runway or track tor the outer end ot' the bridge` which portions extend in parallel relationship to each other and to the inner rul'iway or tracks l i'or a distance dept/nth ino4 upon the lenggjth olf the storage plari and at one or both ends these parallel. tions il' oit the outer runwajT are i a sciniciifcular portion. in ities. 9 l have shown both ends et the u i track sections i7 oi the ou f runway oincd by the semi-circular sections it) though it is not essential that the semi-circular seetions i8 be at both ends ofthe plant. rlfhis may be advisable in some instances to decrease the distance traveled by he bridge in moving from one extreme position the other over opposite storage areas.

The bridjre which used in and reclaiming' the coal is shown Aat 19, the length of the bridge being apnroiinately or slightly greater than the wi ith ot one storage area l0. As usual, the bridge has a trolley carryinff a storiiug;V and reclaimfv 'ing' bucket 2l. At its inner end the bridge is supported. by a 'tower 22 at the bottom oit which are wheels or rollers 23 which travel on a circular track 25k ot a rantry trarne Q5 which travels along the tr? ,ks i3 olf the central runway, Additioinilly the bottom of the tower f2.2 is connected to the top ot the gantry frame by a central kine;- bolt or pin 26 which is at the center ot the circular' track 2li.

et its outer end the bridge by a :so-called shear leg' 2,7 which may be connected to the bridge in any approved manner, and is provided at the bottom with wheels which travel on the sections l? and lo ot the outer track or runway.

Independent means will be provided for causing the main gantry iframe and the shear legto travel along the runways provided therefor, and the pro] elling means will be arranged so that when the y.'rantry trame and shear lef; are traveling' the parallel sections of the runways they will travel at equal speeds. Art the ends ot the central runway tracks 13, stops 13a are provided, and when the wheels of the giant/ry traine reach these stops the driving motor or motors of the main gigantry 1frame will be stopped. The shear legr motor orV motors will then cause the shear legv to travel around the semi-circular section i8 oi the outer runway until the bridge has Vdescribed. a. complete turn of one hundred and eighty degrees, and then spans opposite storage space to that which it formerly snanned. Thus all parts ot both 1g msj-.yf

be reached by causingthe bridge to travel.

supported I ol' the adjacent semi-circular track section 18, and when the bridge is being tnrnmh the genti-y traine remains stationary and the tower Q2 at the inner end oit the zlgre rotates about the axis ot the kingpin or boit 26 and turns on the circuler track ot 'the grantry frame.

In the use of this plant, coa-l 'tor storage will be broug;V t in on the cars l5, and w-'ll be dumped into the pockets or pits 1G, troni which it will be taken by the bucket and deposited on the Storage pilesz In reclaiming the coal it will be taken up by the bucket 21., and may be discharged direct into empty cars 15 or into hopper in the bottom of the tower 2:2. From this hopper the coal passes by gravity into hopper 29 carried by the gantry trame 25. This hopper 29 is provided at the bot.- 'toin with what may be termed a selective gate, so arranged that the coal is discharged into either one of two chutes7 30 and 3l (see Fig. The chute 3l is for loading4 cars or trucks suc-l1 as shown at 232' in Fig. l between the legs of the reentry trame, the central runway space 12 beine; constructed so that trucks for carrying' away the reclaimed coal may freely travel the runway space between the tracks en which the gantry frame runs. The other chute 30, dire the coal to a horizontal scraper conyeyor, shown conventionally at 33` supported on the `gfantry traine at right angles to the gantry runway. This scraper conreyor is capable of a limited longitudinal movement such as to bring! the discharge peint of the conveyor over the ap].\1o.\:imate center line of cars standingf on the t: yfiks lli, or to retract the same to a position wholly within the ,giant-ry 'trame` thus providingiclearance for the passage o'lE locomotives or the like along` the Acar tracks le. This scraper frame is movable laterally to either side of the gantry trame as indicated by the full and dotted lines of L and is made reversible so that it may scrape the material discharged through the chute in either direction.

Thus it will be seen. that coal may be i unloaded tor storage h?? causi ff the containing the saine to he brought up either or both the tracks and l into either or both pits 1G. from theV coal may then he taken by the d, conveyed to any point ot either o' Tn reclainiino the foal it may be taken from any point ot either storage -Tii low ii tial cost ot the bridge. On account oi usine; a common central runway 'ith the bi ",r inine' either storae'e spara` a `e'reat sa 1^ is e in he iirst cost of these runways, and since the size ot the structure il: relatively small in proportion to the amount ot storage area covered, the runway7 foundations are not required to carry excessive loads, and this also reduces the initial cost.

Still further, the structure requires smallcr operating motors than one ot larger proportions, and l y the use ot relatively short bridge 'lor a storage space ot `given total area the period oit the operating cycle can be considerably reduced, permittini;l` the use oi a relatively small bucket to produce the hourly capacity ot one employed on a longer bridge. All these teatures attcct the. depreciation charges against handling' costs1 and reduce the cost per ton 'lor handling' the coal.

Though I have shown only the preferred construction` many ot the above nieationei advantages can be attained with a. plant modiiied as to details ot construction and arrangement, but embodying' the main ifeaturcs ot the invention7 and I therefore do not desire to be confined to the precise sl ructural arrangement shown, but aim in my claims to cover all modifications `which do not involve a departure from the spirit and. scope ot' my invention in its broad aspects.

ilaving described my invention. I claim:

l. )i storage and reclaiming plant comprising' two storage s arranged side by su a traveling bridge adapted to span either storage arca, two runwavs for the bri-dg@r` one located between and the other one exteneingi' along the outer lmundaries oi the storage areas` a traciiway for ears` intermediate the storage areas` and means carried by the bridge 'tor conveyingmaterial 'from the intermediate space to the storage areas.

2. )e storage and reclaiming' plant comprisingi' two storage areas arrang d side by side, a bridge adapted to span and travel lencgthwise ot either storage area, runways for the bridge, one located between and the other along the outer sides of the storage areas, the outer runway having at one end of' the plant a semi-circular port-ion, a track` way ttor cars, intermediate the storage areas whereby material maj;Y be delivered to or Vtrom a space between the storage areas, and

means on the bridge 'for transferring' matei-iai to and Ytroni the storage areas.

3. storage and reclaiming plant coniprising two storage areas arranged sL by side a central runway iretween the storage areas, a runway at the outer sides and along one enfl of the plant,L the portion at the end being semi-circular, a traveling bridge adapted to span eithe" storage area, and urovided at its inner end with a support adapted to travel along' the 'cntral miur-:av and at. its outer endwith a support adapted to travel the outer runway. means wherebyY the bridge when at the end ol they plant maf-,f be turned about the axis ol the inner support through an are ot' one hundred and eighty detg'reosv and means on the bridgre 'im' trani-1- terringi' material trom the space between the storage areas and `troni the storage areas to the intermediate space.

el. A storage and reclainii-.nii` plant coinprisingi' two storage areas erranti-nfl side by side, central runway between the storage areas. a runvm)v at tue outer sides and alone; one end ot the plant` the portion at tb end being' sen'ii-circidar. a traveling; brida' adapted to span either storage area, and provide-Il at its inner end with a support adaF ed to travel along' the central runwa),v and at its outer end with a support adaiiitcd to travel the outer runway. said inner support having' means b v which the bridge niav be turned about vertical anis 'throi l et' one hundred and eighty degrees with reterence to a part ot' the inne." support resting ou the central runway.

In a storage and reclaiming plant two storage areas arranged side by side and having a central portion with a bridge runway and a second runwaj.v extending about the sides and one end ot' the plant. a brii'le'e adapted to travel on said runways1 ineans whereby the bridge may be turned so as to span either storage area` and means on the bridge 'for ti'ansierringP material 'trom the space between the storage areas and trom the storage areas to the intermediate space.

G. .f\ plant for storing and reclaimin o;7 coniprisingr two storage areas arrangerk side by side and separated by a central space having a bridge runway and haviugi` tracks lor conveying cars located on opposite sides ot" the bridge runway, an outer bridge runway having portions extending` along' the outer portions ot both storage areasA` said portions beine' parallel to the central bridge runway and havinga semi-circular portion at the end of the plant, and a bridge adapted to span either storage area and having' supports traversing' said runways, together with means whereby the bridge may be turned through an arc of one hundred and eighty degrees around the semi-circular portion of the outer runway at the end of the plant.

T. In a storing and reclaiming pleut, a for receiving' reelaieiefl material and for 35 pali* olif soragge ar 1S arranged sirle oy side, discharging the saine laterally into ears on a bridge runway between the Storage areass Saul Srack.

an outer iclrm runway exenclirf" l l lill. in a plant for storing aml reelainiiing H, 5 outer su; auf; a et one emi o. Hiaerlal, Ya pair or storage are alfrzu` ell brui laptecl f suie by Sme and ha'vlng a @enh-al Space, id 4o ami harig Supports adapted to tr: e mimi space being' provided. with a bridge .eairl rimways, the .immer support e( nprierunway, and with traolie on bofa ing a gantry 'iframe to Winch lle bridge 1S 'bereo to aeoomfiioclae 'zare admiten, to (lisswivelerl. Charge i, tei-ml along' the 1"mer boundaries an out-ex.' bridge 45 ailaoteal lio span .ro Stora S. In a Storing; anni reclaiming; plaint a of tbe L pair of Stor-effe i `(l cirle by eirle7 a bri y be storage ai' il baring; Ineens: adapt- ."'temlingg :lione er; to piel; ai) tin ilziaberal 'frein iilie 'fthe oii'ler 1l 4- il f ore eral of the boundary of either storage area and 'plaiiig l, to swan eialier storit at any point of the Stor? areas, or to 50 je area 3 adi f to ruaterial from any if: mi; ef L1 t1 mi sa'icl rimmrys, tbe inner er.' areas anfl eaiir'se i4 o be diefzlarg comprising a jantry :une arlapilel lo eivinp; .a'ieml Central 20 travel beek and forth along the ceA trai riinglant 'for `storing and reelar-:Li

Way, and a. estructura Secured to the liiriflge eoiiqurisinej iwo Sterf fre areas rotatably eonrieeefl to the Vgry rfmhecl side by side and having a ame to turn with the bri alieni; l'i l axis runway space and 'with (lepresserl 1 it of the gantry iframeo weeu the storage areas and the 9. In a plant for Storing' and reeiaiiiliufg sparge7 said runwayA Span@ Ccpwmmmjm material, a pair of' Storage areas erii'zarigefl one enel of the b` o je and (l, er;7 Cars.f an 60 Side by Side and having ay central space oroouer runifay exterlcln fr aloY 9; tbe Qilee a irl vided with a bridge runway and Willi; a one encl o' the plant, and a bridge adffautecl track 'for ears, an, ouger brilg'e iilmway eX- to span oiber Yrunway and aClab/ecl to be tending along' the Sides :mail ,Q1-ouml one end turned at the eml of the plant il rough an olf tbe plant, a bridge adapted to span either are of one hundred. and eiligllty flegreee, iiorage area, and having' an inner apport In testimony whereof, I hereunto alii); adapted to travel. tbe cent-al rrmwafn and my signature, i

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